The Chesterfield football history resource

In
the summer of 1969 Jim McGuigan announced that, with the addition of three
players, he would have a promotion team at Chesterfield.Fans thought this claim
to be extravagant, to say the least, until they saw the effect that Tom
Fenoughty had on the team.The son of a former York player and the brother of
Mick and Nick, who both had spells on Chesterfield's books, Tom joined from
Sheffield United, where five years' knocking on the door of the first team had
gone largely unanswered. He started `69-70 in the forward line, but was moved
to midfield after four games and the team never looked back.

His
cool, thoughtful play did so much to create chances for the forwards: his spell
as a forward helped greatly in giving him a clear understanding of the sort of
service that his front men required, and he formed a great understanding with
the inspirational Dan Archer and the quietly effective David Pugh. He was
chosen as Player of the Year in that 1969-70 season by fans who looked past the
goals of Randall and Moss, or the "sleeves up and get stuck in" of
Archer, to a thoughtful and creative footballer.

Tom
was only 32 when he left The Spireites but, having graduated from Manchester
University as a pharmaceutical chemist, he wanted to move into this profession
and retirement from the full-time game naturally followed. He joined joined
Matlock Town. As a player for five years and manager for three, he was
associated with the Gladiators throughout one of the most successful spells in
their history, and scored one of their four goals in their 1975 F.A. Trophy
victory at Wembley.

Tom
remained in the area after retirement and worked for Sheffield-based
pharmaceutical companies.